Canola today – Canada's most valuable crop • A study released in 2013 shows
Canadian-grown canola contributes $19.3 billion to the Canadian econ- omy each year, including more than 249,000 Canadian jobs and $12.5 billion in wages. • Demand for canola continues to
grow as the world learns more about its advantages for human health and as a source of high-quality feed and biofuel feedstock. • Canola generates one-quarter
of all farm cash receipts. Acreage continues to increase because of the profitability and resilience of the crop. Newer herbicide-tolerant vari- eties produce higher yields at a lower cost and with less potential risk to the environment. • 43,000 farmer decision-makers
Canada’s canola is being aggressively
marketed around the world, as a nutri- tionally desirable, edible oil with low levels of saturated fatty acids. It is most frequently shipped as seed to crushing plants in importing countries. Canadian institutions and the inter-
national community have continued to recognize Dr. Stefansson’s achievement. He received the prestigious Royal Bank Award in 1975, the Queen’s Jubilee Medal in 1977 and was made an offi- cer of the Order of Canada in 1985. In 1987, after his retirement, was appoint- ed professor emeritus with the Univer- sity of Manitoba. There has been a remarkable series
of changes in the crop first known as oilseed rape, and much of the interest in the crop today can be traced to the pioneering work of Baldur Stefansson. Baldur Stefansson was born in April 1917 and passed away in 2002. x
grow canola, mostly in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec also grow a substantial amount of the crop. New varieties are pushing the boundaries of where canola is grown. • Canada's canola-processing
industry transforms harvested seeds into oil and meal, which are then manufactured into a wide variety of products. Canada's 14 crushing and refining plants have the capacity to crush about 10 million tonnes of canola seed, and produce about three million tonnes of canola oil and four million tonnes of canola meal annu- ally. • The main canola products are oil
for human consumption and meal for livestock feed. Canola oil is refined to
improve its colour, flavour and shelf life and is further processed in a wide range of consumer and commer- cial food products. Another prom- ising use for canola oil is biodiesel fuel. Other emerging industrial uses include plastics, protein isolates, adhesives and sealants. • Canada exports 90 per cent of
its canola as seed, oil or meal to 55 markets around the world. • The biggest buyer of canola
oil and meal is the United States, accounting for about 65 per cent of oil exports and 96 per cent of meal exports in 2014. For raw seed, the most important destinations are China, Japan, Mexico and the U.S. Information from the Canola Coun-
cil of Canada.
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